"Yes, but it can be put right. And you . . . what about the chauffeur?"
"He's safely hidden away. No one will see him . . . at least not before the morning, when other chauffeurs come to the garage."
"Very well. Anything else?"
"There was a patrol in the grounds an hour ago. I managed to keep out of sight."
"And then?"
"Then I made my way as far as the tunnel. The men were beginning to stir. Besides, there was something that made them jolly well pull themselves together!"
"What was that?"
"The sudden arrival of a certain person of our acquaintance, the woman I met at Corvigny, who is so remarkably like Major Hermann."
"Was she going the rounds?"
"No, she was leaving."